Friday, February 8 2019 15:58

ArmInfo. The Investigation Committee of Armenia recorded an increase in crimes committed against children in 2018, the press service of the IC reports.

According to the source, in 2018, 317 criminal cases on crimes  committed against children were examined in the Armenian  Investigative Committee, while in 2017 the number of such crimes was  265.

It is noteworthy that among the crimes committed against children,  sexual actions prevail. Thus, 36 cases were recorded under the  article - sexual intercourse of a person who has reached the age of  eighteen, or other actions of a sexual nature, with a person who is  obviously under the age of sixteen; 11 cases of rape.  41 cases refer  to Article 118 of the RA Criminal Code (beatings), 15 crimes were  committed in accordance with Article 173 of the RA Criminal Code  (malicious evasion of a parent from keeping a child).

10 crimes belong to Article 131 of the RA Criminal Code (kidnapping),  another 10 crimes were committed under Article 112 of the RA Criminal  Code (intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm). 9 crimes were  committed under Article 137 of the RA Criminal Code (threat of  murder, causing grievous bodily harm or destruction of property), 8  of Article 119 of the RA Criminal Code (torture), 7 of Article 117  (intentional infliction of light injury), 7 of Article 167.1 (illegal  separation child with parents or child substitution).

3 cases were committed under article 109 of the RA Criminal Code  (causing death by negligence), 3 to 110 articles of the RA Criminal  Code (bringing to suicide), 2 to 104 articles of the RA Criminal Code  (murder), 2 to 106 articles (murder of a newborn child by the  mother), another 2 crimes were committed under article 132.2  (trafficking in persons with respect to a minor), 1 crime was  committed under article 113 of the RA Criminal Code (intentionally  causing harm to moderate severity to health), 1 crime was committed  under article 120 (causing serious harm to health through  negligence), another 1 crime against child implemented by 1 Article  68 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Armenia (sale of  children). Of the cases in production, 305 children were recognized  as victims, of which 157 children are under the age of 12 years old,  43 children are between the ages of 12 and 14, 69 are 14-16 years  old, 36 are 16-18 years old violence against 66 out of 305 victims  (21.6% of the total number of child victims) was committed by a  family member. According to the indictment in the courts 69 criminal  cases were initiated against 73 people. Two petitions were filed in  court for the application of compulsory medical measures.